Tangled in His Obsession (Seraphina)

Chapter 11

About two hours later, Seraphina found herself back at Leandro’s front door.

From the entrance, she could see the garage, and Leandro’s car seemed to be missing. Just as she was about to ring the doorbell, the door suddenly swung open from the inside.

Karan was slinging a big bag over her shoulder, yelling back into the house as she stepped out, “You stay put, no running around, got it? Your dad will be home tonight!”

Mid–sentence, she turned her head and saw Seraphina standing at the doorway, looking taken aback and then annoyed, “Didn’t you already take off? Why are you back here?”

“Karan, I think I left something here, so I came back,” Seraphina replied with a smile, then glanced at Karan’s bag. “You heading out?”

Karan grimaced, adjusting her bag and grunting in response.

Seraphina hesitated for a moment before asking, “Can I go in and look for my stuff?”

Looking like she was pressed for time, Karan shot her an irritable glance, “Just go in and find whatever you need, and leave as soon as possible! And don’t go chattering with Valerio, gol it?”

Seraphina nodded promptly, “Alright, got it. Take care, Karan!”

With that, Karan hurried off, looking like she was indeed in a rush.

the table, working on a pile of art supplies.

a smile, but he quickly looked down

further, she took a symbolic stroll upstairs and was back down in no time. Despite having spent the night here, her recorder had always been in

present situation left her with no choice but to wait for Leandro. But how would he react when he saw her in

pondered this, she approached Valerio. He didn’t look at her but seemed to sense her approaching, his

picked up the assignment brief from the

child to create a family album with the help of their parents, featuring a family portrait and

identical stick figures, big heads atop bodies made up of a

But it seemed like a crucial person was missing. However, the rough sketching didn’t seem

gaze, Valerio’s sketching became erratic.

home can help you with this assignment,” Seraphina sighed, “You’re one lucky kid. I haven’t drawn for seven years, and now I’m picking up a pencil to

chair next to Valerio, picked up a pencil, and quickly sketched out Bruce and Gloria. When

before accepting the pencil from her and copying her style to draw

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resembled Leandro.

and pointed to the last empty spot on

the pencil, his brows furrowed in deep thought, but he didn’t make a move.

this, Seraphina took the pencil from him, “Let me

truly beautiful, with flawless skin, dark hair, and bright, clear eyes. He looked a lot like his handsome father,

her long eyelashes

his chin and said with a smile, “You’re such a looker, why are you so quiet? Girls your age aren’t usually into the silent type. How do you expect them to approach you